Sights in District Kardjali

Near the road between the villages of Dobromirtsi and Benkovski (Kardjali District) there is a very interesting rocky area. Here, for the centuries, the nature has carved the huge stones into various rock shapes of animals and plants. Among the most interesting formations are the "The Cr...

Nature Phenomenon "The Petrified Forest" ("Vkamenenata gora") is located in area "Gabaz dere", northeast of the village of Raven and southwest of the village of Gurgulitsa. It occupies an area of ​​about 75 decares and is a set of about 20 petrified trees with a heig...

The stone formation "The Elephant" near the village of Kayaloba is located in the middle of a "stone field", in the eastern part of the village, after Dzhami Mahle (the neighborhood with the mosque).It amazingly resembles the figure of an elephant especially if observed from the ...

In the courtyard of the mosque of the village Benkovski (municipality Kirkovo) growс а very old (over 200 years-old) tree - an Oak, species of Quercus petraea sesiliflora. Some time ago the trees were 2 but one them was withered. The circumference of the tree trunk is about 4 meters. The Ancient oa...

The Sacrificial stone Sharapana near village of Vrelo is one of the best preserved Sharapanas (from Turkish sharap - wine) in the Rhodope Mountains. It is located near neighborhood of Guzollar. It represents a hewn in the stone, perfectly preserved system for wine-making. It consists of two pools (...

The Ritual complex of stone niches near village Neofit Bozvelievo are carved in a limestone rock, right of the road between the villages of Neofit Bozvelievo and Lale. There are 11 niches arranged on 2 levels. Two of them (called "acoustic niches") have a very interesting acoustic feature - when a...

The Tomb "Punar Kaya" (from Turkish - Stone Draw-well) is located near village of Stareyshino and is respected among the local population as a sacred place. From the tomb springs water, which is collected in two stone basin carved in the rock front of it. One of the tanks has a round shape and ot...

The mosque of village of Benkovski (Kirkovo municipality) is a large and impressive, recently renovated building, located near the village center. The site is operational and collects collected Muslim from throughout the region for prayers. In the courtyard of the mosque is situated another ...

"Golyam Kazan" (Kucuk kazan) and "Malak Kazan" (Beyug Kazan) areas are located near the hamlet Vaz of the village of Raven. These are two beautiful canyons formed by the flowing in region river of Kazan dere. On the high (more than 30 meters) cliffs are found carved ancient cuts - passages, altars, ...

The architectural ensemble "The Old Town" in the town of Kardjali consists of old buildings located on the streets "Ivan Vazov" and "St. Kliment Ohridski". These are preserved and restored old construction built in Vazrajdane (Bulgarian Renaissance) style. Among the ...